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Wood St. Collective built and donated a Little Free Library to a partner organization, Party Per Purpose, that runs a teen center and community space in Brighton Park at California Ave and South 39th St.
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 Wood St. Collective partnered with Comer Crops at Gary Comer High School to distribute shade trees that can help bolster the urban canopy. Like much of the South Side, Greater Grand Crossing is a neighborhood that has fewer parkers, less green space, and a greater industrial footprint. To mitigate "pollution hotspots," Wood St. Collective is helping plant trees --critical green infrastructure-- that clean the air, remove CO2, provide shade, and literally lower the temperature. DO YOU WANT A FREE TREE? Our "Plant 1,000 Trees Campaign" provides free shade or fruit trees and will cover maintenance costs for up to 3 years. Sign up here.
 Thank you to the newest member of the Collective, Kelly Jones, who led a March literacy program and book distribution at the Plant Chicago Indoor Market in Back of the Yards. Thank you Kelly!
Wood St. Collective Awarded Vacant Land in West Englewood to Build an Urban Fruit Tree Orchard2/14/2025
 Wood St. Collective is amidst expanding our literacy programs. To promote a love of reading and build academic preparation at the 3rd and 6th grade levels, we aim to fill 5,000 backpacks with age-appropriate reading materials begore the end of 2025.
In June 2025, we are hosting the First Annual Summer Englewood Book Fest that includes a book vendor market of children’s books authors, Chicago-based authors, and independent bookstores; and a programming stage will offer a robust schedule of panel author discussions, poetry readings, and children’s programming. SEBF is more than just a one-day event. Leading up to the Book Fest, we will invite Chicago-based children’s book authors to visit 3rd and 6th grade classrooms in Englewood elementaries for an engaging workshop designed to encourage reading and, in the 6th grade classes, support students in writing a fiction story.
The Plant 1,000 Trees Campaign officially begins at George Washington Highschool where Wood St Collective acquired over 35 Chestnut saplings from their school's fruit and nut tree nursery. CPS teachers and students collaborate on growing shade and fruit trees for distribution to local residents, which improves the local air quality and acts as a carbon sink. Future collaborations to come!
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